Squad sheets: Newcastle United v Birmingham City

Nothing if not adventurous, Birmingham are planning a post-season jaunt to Tanzania. They intend to land at Dar es Salaam as a Premier League side and hope lingering relegation fears will be banished on Saturday afternoon. "There's no chance we'll take our foot off the pedal," said Alex McLeish. While much may depend on the midfield duel between Birmingham's Newcastle old boy Lee Bowyer and Cheik Tioté, Mike Williamson's broken arm offers Steven Taylor a rare start. "Steven's got the technical ability to be an England player," said Alan Pardew. "But he's flattened out." Louise Taylor